Kentucky General Assembly

Rep. Daniel Grossberg, a Louisville Democrat, accused in 2024 of inappropriate behavior towards women, has agreed to pay $2,000 in fines to the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission, but the controversy is far from over. This week on Capitol Chat, Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock tells us about some depositions involving prominent Kentucky Democrats and what they reveal about the case.

We’re now a third of the way through the 2026 Kentucky General Assembly, the first of three anticipated to be held in the temporary chambers beside the parking garage during the Capitol’s $300 million rennovation.

The leadership in the Kentucky Senate has identified education reform as a high priority in this legislative session. In fact the first 5 bills filed in the chamber deal with the topic. Laura Cullen Glasscock, editor and publisher of the Frankfort-based Kentucky Gazette has been studying them and she talks in depth about what they would address.

The 2026 legislative session gets under way today in Frankfort and WUKY's Capitol Chat gets an overview on what to expect from Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock.

Kentucky lawmaker Pamela Stevenson has launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate. Stevenson is the top-ranking Democrat in the Republican-led Kentucky House. Stevenson said Monday she'll help “stop therecklessness” in Washington if elected. She's running for the seat held by Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, who is not seeking reelection in 2026.

With final a flurry and a gallop toward the finish line the Republican dominated General Assembly overrode virtually all of Democrat Governor Andy Beshear's vetoes and handed him new legislation for consideration.

The veto period for Democratic Governor Andy Beshear is officially over and he left a lengthy to do list for lawmakers who, thanks to their supermajorities in both chambers, have the power to override his directives. They also have a couple of days to pass new bills, but with one important caveat. Before the gavel falls for the last time this year we get analysis from Laura Cullen Glasscock, the editor and publisher of the Frankfort-based Kentucky Gazette.

A Republican-backed bill touted as an attempt to bring clarity to Kentucky's near-total abortion ban was vetoed Tuesday by Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, who said it would do the opposite by undermining the judgment of doctors while further imperiling the lives of pregnant women in emergency situations.

The Kentucky General Assembly is taking a break to allow Governor Andy Beshear time to review a stack of legislation passed during the final hours of the pre-veto period. The governor can decide to sign the bills, let them become law without his signature or issue vetoes. Some 61 bills are now up for consideration and Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock says this will be anything but light reading for Kentucky's chief executive.

Scores of bills are headed to the governor's desk after lawmakers made a final grinding push this week to wrangle votes and hammer out compromises between the House and the Senate.